Ok this is the real deal dewd. You have decided to run for
Tv series and heavy data . This can be only facilitated through torrents...for now.But for this u gotta identify some basic stuff about torrents.
1) Is ur port for the torrent client forwarded successfully/ U have no NAT problems? {no need to look for it if u are behind a modem.}
2) Are the series well seeded?
3) You arent leeching!!!
I say this...cause their are 5 very basic rules for sucessful torrenting:
1. Cap your upload
Limit your upload speed to approximately 80 percent of your maximum upload rate. You can check your upload speed over here (never trust your isp)
http://infinite-source.de/az/az-calc.html.
Once you know your maximum upload speed, change the max upload (to 80%) speed in your torrent client’s preferences.
Don’t get me wrong, everyone should share as much as possible, but if your upload rate reached it’s max, your download rate suffers significantly.
2. Hack the max TCP connections
If you’re on XP sp2, your TCP connections are limited to a maximum of 10. This seriously hurts your downloading speed because it wont let you connect to a high amount of ip numbers. It is supposed to slow down viruses because their spreading strategy is to connect to a high amount of ip numbers, but it also cripples your torrent downloads.
A nice way to fix this is to download this patch;
CODE
http://www.lvllord.de/?url=downloads&lang=en
it allows you to set the maximum allowed connections to any number you want. Any number between 50 and 100 is ok (more on this here)
CODE
http://blog.davidkaspar.com/archives/2005/...ent-id-4226.php
3. Check seeds and peers
A simple tip, but o so important. Always look for torrents with the best seed/peer ratio. The more seeds (compared to peers) the better (in general). So 50 seeds and 50 peers is better than 500 seeds and 1000 peers. So, be selective.
4. Change the default port.
By default, bittorrent uses a port 6881-6999. Bittorrent accounts for a lot of the total internet traffic (1/3), so isp’s like to limit the connection offered on the these ports. So, you should change these to another range. Good clients allow you to do this, just choose anything you like. If you’re behind a
router, make sure you have the ports forwarded or UPnP enabled.
5. Disable
Windows Firewall (or at least configure it to allow exceptions)
It sucks. Windows Firewall hates P2P and often leads a life of it’s own. So disable it and get yourself a decent firewall, sygate or outpost for example.
Last but not least… Buy a faster connection…
😛
